A day after he expressed first defiance and then regret over a blackface costume worn to a Purim celebration, Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind continued to apologize on Twitter and his blog.

“Unintentional as they were, I recognize now that the connotations of my Purim costume were deeply offensive to many,” Hikind wrote on Tuesday. ”I am sincerely sorry that I have hurt anyone. I apologize for the pain that I have caused anyone by this incident, and by any remarks that I have made in connection with it.” Read More »